Accountability Engagement Lead

Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, or Adelaide Location
- Max term contract, full-time
- Hybrid working environment

**How will I help?**

At the Westpac Group we have an ongoing commitment to doing the right thing and implementing a culture that brings our core values to life in our behaviours and the way we operate. This commitment is supported by our approach to the Banking Executive Accountability Regime (BEAR) and our Group frameworks and policies relating to accountability and responsibility throughout Westpac.

This role sits within the Group Accountability Team. We partner with key stakeholders across the Group to embed accountability within our culture - ultimately helping employees to be clear on their roles and make more efficient and effective decisions.

This role exists to lead the ongoing education and awareness of accountability across the Westpac Group to ensure it is successfully embedded. Relationship management is a key part of the role, particularly engaging and influencing various stakeholders to embed accountability across the business. Developing communications and materials to uplift capability is also key, along with implementing and managing communication and engagement channels.

**Key responsibilities**:

- Educating and being an ambassador for Accountability at Westpac (e.g. facilitating briefing sessions, being the ‘accountability expert’ on related group-wide initiatives, etc.)
- Developing materials and communications (in collaboration with relevant stakeholders) to support awareness and embedding of Accountability at Westpac - including the shift towards recognising positive risk behaviours
- Build capability of our leaders to practice accountability behaviours
- Ongoing stakeholder management to ensure we are delivering consistent Accountability messaging and sentiment
- Partnering with the Accountability Operations Lead on optimisation activities to ensure alignment with our capability and engagement strategy.

**What’s in it for me?**

You will play an important and significant part in the future of a business that has been around for 200 years. Our vision is to become one of the world’s great service companies. So, we will back you in the development of your career, with internal career prospects and flexible working. You will also be backed by a fantastic team of people in a can-do, supportive structure.

Whatever shape your family takes, we offer generous paid and unpaid parental leave for your nominated primary and support carers. This includes leave to organise adoptions, surrogacy, and foster care arrangements. And we continue to pay your super contributions while you take all the time you need to get your new family settled.

**What do I need?**
- 5+ years HR experience, ideally as a generalist, change manager or culture specialist
- Proven ability in people and organisational change programs
- Understanding of regulatory environment and the BEAR legislation
- Knowledge of Westpac group divisions and existing relationships
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Analytical and high attention to detail
- Growth mindset

**Your skills and experience will also include**:

- ‘Can do’ attitude - someone who is a self-starter and who can take ownership of tasks and drive the right outcomes for the business and customers
- Collaboration - able to work well with others to achieve shared goals and joint responsibility for outcomes
- Strategic Thinking - able to challenge the status quo and develop innovative solutions
- Focus on delivery, to drive meaningful results
- Passion - a drive to do the right thing because it’s the right thing to do.

**What is it like to work in Westpac?**

As well as good pay and a great culture, joining the Westpac family means you will get some of the best banking, wealth, and insurance benefits in the market. We back our employees by helping them work towards industry-recognised qualifications, using online learning, training modules and career planning tools for you to grow with us. We will even pay you to do volunteer or community work. As an equal opportunity employer, we are proud to have created a culture and work environment that values diversity and flexibility - and champions inclusion.

Whatever shape your family takes, we offer generous paid and unpaid parental leave for your nominated primary and support carers. This includes leave to organise adoptions, surrogacy, and foster care arrangements. And we continue to pay your super contributions while you take all the time you need to get your new family settled.

**What’s it like to work here?**

We aim to provide one big, supportive team of people who love helping others succeed. As an equal opportunity employer, we’re proud to have created a culture and work environment that values diversity and flexibility - and champions inclusion.

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